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Aristotle's Rhetoric in the East : the Syriac and Arabic translation and commentary tradition /

"The translation and reception of Aristotle's Rhetoric, is a prime example for the resulting transformation of antique learning in the Islamic world and beyond. On the basis of a close textural analysis of the Rhetoric, this study develops elements of a comparative "translation gramma...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Vagelpohl, Uwe (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2008.
Colección:Islamic philosophy, theology, and science ; v. 76.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction
  • "Greek into Arabic"
  • Problems of translation history
  • The history of Greek-Arabic translations
  • Translation history
  • The Arabic version
  • Manuscript and dating
  • The Syriac translation tradition
  • Comparing Greek and Arabic
  • Some qualifications
  • Text comparison and analysis
  • Findings
  • Sources for structural mismatches
  • The use of connectors and particles
  • Morophology and terminology
  • Transcription of proper names
  • The terminology
  • The reception of the Arabic translation
  • The ninth century : arst encounters
  • The tenth century : laying the foundation
  • The eleventh century : elaboration and extension
  • The twelfth century : the return to Aristotle
  • Beyond the twelfth century
  • The Latin afterlife
  • Conclusions.